POOPLE #389 · 7 Sep 2026
GIST to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
5shortest moves
1shortest path
Easyour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from GIST to POOP in 5 moves. That means 6 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 1. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.
03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.
Try LIST. From there, you have 4 moves left.LIST
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
GIST · LIST · LOST · LOOT · LOOP · POOP
- StartGISTYour starting word
- Move 1LISTG — L · letter 1
- Move 2LOSTI — O · letter 2
- Move 3LOOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 4LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 1
1 shortest path in the checked word list. View the full explanation
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartGISTYour starting word
- Move 1LISTG — L · letter 1
- Move 2LOSTI — O · letter 2
- Move 3LOOTS — O · letter 3
- Move 4LOOPT — P · letter 4
- Move 5POOPL — P · letter 1
This is the unique shortest path in the checked word list.
Choices at every step
Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.
| Word | Legal choices | On a shortest route | Next words on a shortest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIST | 7 | 1 | LIST |
| LIST | 12 | 1 | LOST |
| LOST | 13 | 1 | LOOT |
| LOOT | 16 | 1 | LOOP |
| LOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.